§ 90.022 INJURY OR DEATH OF ANIMAL BY MOTORIST.

   The driver of any vehicle which injures or kills a domestic animal should inform the owner of the animal or, failing that, should inform local law enforcement or county Animal Control.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008)

§ 90.023 TETHERING OF FOWL PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to tether any fowl. Fowl used in the training or demonstration of hunting dogs are exempt from this provision.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.024 TRANSFER OF ANIMALS UNDER EIGHT WEEKS PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.

   If any person, firm, or corporation shall sell, or offer for sale, barter, or give away as premiums, living baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits under eight weeks of age as pets or novelties, the person, firm, or corporation shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, pursuant to G.S. § 14-363.1. However, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the sale of non-domesticated species of chicks, ducklings, or other fowl, or of other fowl from proper brooder facilities by hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling them for purposes other than for pets or novelties.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008)

§ 90.025 DYEING OF ANIMALS PROHIBITED.

   It shall be unlawful to color, dye, stain, or otherwise change the natural color of baby chickens, other fowl, or rabbits.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.026 TRAPPING OF ANIMALS RESTRICTED.

   (A)   (1)   It shall be unlawful to set traps such as leg hold, soft leg hold, offset leg hold, conibear, and spring wire traps within a residential community or within 1,000 feet of a rural residence where domestic animals might run loose, without the permission of the property owner.

      (2)   The owner of the trap shall have his or her name and contact information permanently affixed to the trap.

   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully set a trap for the sole purpose of trapping domestic animals (dogs, cats, puppies, kittens) with the exception of live, humane traps.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.027 LURING OR ENTICING ANIMAL.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to entice or lure any animal out of an enclosure or off the property of its owner or keeper, or to seize any animal while the animal is held or controlled by its owner or keeper or while the animal is on the property of its owner or keeper.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008) Penalty, see § 90.999

CONTROL OF VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS ANIMALS

§ 90.040 KEEPING OF VICIOUS OR DANGEROUS DOMESTIC ANIMAL RESTRICTED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any vicious, fierce, or dangerous domestic animal within the county unless it is confined within a secure building or enclosure, or is restrained by means of a leash or other like device and firmly under control at all times.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.041 DETERMINATION BY HEALTH INSPECTOR.

   A dog is determined to be vicious at the discretion of the Health Director, or his or her designee, as defined in § 90.001.

(Ord. passed 10-6-2008)